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a thought
by eden bellow
i find that rushing is adrenaline. it is an addiction! although it gets me to class on time or gets me first place the satisfaction is brief. going slow on a tests gets me a higher grade, taking my time on the tread mill gets me in shape more…

Don't. Forget. To Breathe.
by Bernadette Noll
In parenting, the limits seem to be hit fairly often. The feeling of "I can't take any more" hits you hard and fast and there is no true way to convey this feeling to little kids. Big kids kind of get it. Sometimes. And when they really, really want…

Slow Cities: What are we searching for?
by Susan Radstrom
Slow Cities. What are we searching for in our cities? What do we hope to achieve? What is it about the term 'slow cities' which attracts us, makes us yearn for a different place, or pushes us to wish that our own cities were different. I suspect…

Let's talk about sex...
by Carl Honoré
Or even better: let's talk about Slow Sex. On Friday, January 15th, I will be doing just that in a public lecture in San Francisco. The topic is all things Slow, with a special emphasis on sex. If you're in town, come along and join the…

Bad Art Thingies and the Inner Snick
by Sophie Lumen
About a decade ago I read an article about building community through making ‘bad art thingies’ together. The idea: A neighborhood host volunteers his home and kitchen table, and participants bring potluck food and recyclable materials -- empty…

Slow Christmas
by Porter McConnell
Recently, I saw a commercial on TV where a mom and a kid were "baking" together for Christmas. Traditional Christmas music in the background, mother-daughter bonding, really playing at your heartstrings. What were they baking, you ask? They were…

sbt61
by Alex Olchowski

Let's talk about sex...
Or even better: let's talk about Slow Sex. On Friday, January 15th, I will be doing just that in a public lecture in…
January 7th, 2010 | 0 Comment(s)

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